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01/29/2013

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Logical Fallacy
Definition
A falacy in logical argumentation 
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Credible
Definition
Capable of being believed
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Grounds
Definition
The foundation or or basis in which a belief or action rest
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Refutation (counterargument)
Definition
An act of refuting a statement, disproof
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Persuasion
Definition
An act of convincing another
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Logos
Definition
Logic
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Bandwagon
Definition
Popular effect or trend
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Rhetoric
Definition
The undue use of exaggeration or display
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Propaganda
Definition
information or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person or group
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Proposal
Definition
A plan or scheme proposed
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Concession
Definition
Action of conceding or yielding, as a point of an argument
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Faulty analogy
Definition
False instance of the argument from the analogy
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Pathos
Definition
Appeals to the audiences emotions
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Inductive logic
Definition
Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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Deductive logic
Definition
Permits the assumption of premises of an argument
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Logical evidence
Definition
Proof of a logical theorem
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Empirical evidence
Definition
Information proven by observation or experimentation
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Anecdotal evidence
Definition
Information that is not based on facts
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Ad hominem
Definition
Arising from or appealing to the emotions and logic
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Culture
Definition
Characteristics from a certain kind of area
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Fallacies
Definition
A mistaken belief
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Slippery slope
Definition
A dangerous and irreversible course
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Appeal
Definition
Make a serious or urgent request
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Parallelism
Definition
The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose
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Bias
Definition
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group
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Argument of fact
Definition
To take any know fact and argue against it
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Sentimental appeals
Definition
An attitude of appeal to tender emotions
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Hasty generalization
Definition
Logical fallacy of faulty generalization by getting an inductive generalization
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Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc
Definition
Logical fallacy
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Claim
Definition
To demand, ask for, or take as one's own
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Either/ or fallacy
Definition
A false notion
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Antithesis
Definition
The exact or direct opposite
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Litotes
Definition
A figure of speech negating an opposite
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Rebuttal
Definition
A statement made in rebutting
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Equivocation
Definition
The use of equivocal language
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Ethos
Definition
The distinctive character, spirit, and attitudes of people
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Media
Definition
Peoples news in the world
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Euphemism
Definition
The act of substituting a term for one considered offensive
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Irony
Definition
The use of words to tell something opposite to their literal meaning
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Paradox
Definition
A contradictory statement that may nonetheless true
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Anaphora
Definition
The repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of verses, clauses, or paragraphs
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